BillsZone 2003 NFL Draft Positional Rankings

by Jason Friedman

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks

1. Carson Palmer, USC
2. Byron Leftwich, Marshall
3. Kyle Boller, California
4. Dave Ragone, Louisville
5. Rex Grossman, Florida
6. Chris Simms, Texas
7. Seneca Wallace, Iowa State
8. Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech
9. Ken Dorsey, Miami
10. Brian St. Pierre, Boston College

Wildcard-Drew Henson, Michigan

Halfbacks

1. Willis McGahee, Miami
2. Larry Johnson, Penn State
3. Onterrio Smith, Oregon
4. Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech
5. Chris Brown, Colorado
6. Musa Smith, Georgia
7. Justin Fargas, USC
8. Cecil Sapp, Colorado State
9. LaBrandon Toefield, LSU
10. Avon Cobourne, West Virginia

Wildcard-Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee State

Fullbacks

1. Andrew Pinnock, South Carolina
2. B.J. Askew, Michigan
3. Ovie Mughelli, Wake Forest
4. Casey Moore, Stanford
5. Jeremi Johnson, Western Kentucky

Wildcard-Chris Davis, Syracuse

Wide Receivers

1. Charles Rogers, Michigan State
2. Andre Johnson, Miami
3. Kelley Washington, Tennessee
4. Bryant Johnson, Penn State
5. Taylor Jacobs, Florida
6. Anquan Boldin, Florida State
7. Brandon Lloyd, Illinois
8. Billy McMullen, Virginia
9. Tyrone Calico, Middle Tennessee State
10. Kareem Kelly, USC

Wildcard-Talman Gardner, Florida State

Centers

1. Jeff Faine, Notre Dame
2. Al Johnson, Wisconsin
3. Brett Romberg, Miami
4. Bruce Nelson, Iowa
5. Dan Koppen, Boston College

Wildcard-Austin King, Northwestern

Offensive Guards

1. Eric Steinbach, Iowa
2. Vince Manuwai, Hawaii
3. Torrin Tucker, Southern Mississippi
4. Montrae Holland, Florida State
5. Anthony Davis, Virginia Tech
6. Derrick Dockery, Texas
7. Jeff Roehl, Northwestern
8. Taylor Whitley, Texas A&M
9. David Diehl, Illinois
10. Alex Jackson, Georgia

Wildcard-Gus Felder, Penn State

Offensive Tackles

1. Jordan Gross, Utah
2. Kwame Harris, Stanford
3. Wayne Hunter, Hawaii
4. Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia
5. George Foster, Georgia
6. Brett Williams, Florida State
7. Tony Pashos, Illinois
8. Ben Johnson, Wisconsin
9. Wade Smith, Memphis
10. Jordan Black, Notre Dame

Wildcard-Todd Williams, Florida State

Kickers

1. Seth Marler, Tulane
2. Todd Sievers, Miami
3. Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati
4. Alex Walls, Tennessee
5. Peter Christofilakos, Illinois

Wildcard-Asen Asparuhov, Fresno State

DEFENSE

Defensive End

1. Terrell Suggs, Arizona State
2. Jerome McDougal, Miami
3. Michael Haynes, Penn State
4. DeWayne White, Louisville
5. Calvin Pace, Wake Forest
6. Tyler Brayton, Colorado
7. Cory Redding, Texas
8. Chris Kelsay, Nebraska
9. Kindal Moorehead, Alabama
10. Andrew Williams, Miami

Wildcard-Shurron Pierson, South Florida

Defensive Tackles

1. Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State
2. DeWayne Robertson, Kentucky
3. William Joseph, Miami
4. Kevin Williams, Oklahoma State
5. Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia
6. Kenny Peterson, Ohio State
7. Ty Warren, Texas A&M
8. Nick Eason, Clemson
9. Rien Long, Washington State
10. Jarret Johnson, Alabama

Wildcard-Dan Klecko, Temple

Outside Linebackers

1. Boss Bailey, Georgia
2. Victor Hobson, Michigan
3. Nick Barnett, Oregon State
4. Pisa Tinoisamoa, Hawaii
5. LaMarcus McDonald, TCU
6. Chaun Thompson, West Texas A&M
7. Eddie Moore, Tennessee
8. Angelo Crowell, Virginia
9. Chris Clemson, Georgia
10. Jarrod Penright, Texas A&M

Wildcard-Cie Grant, Ohio State

Inside Linebackers

1. E.J. Henderson, Maryland
2. Gerald Hayes, Pittsburgh
3. Terry Pierce, Kansas State
4. Bradie James, LSU
5. Kawika Mitchell, South Florida
6. Matt Wilhelm, Ohio State
7. Lance Briggs, Arizona
8. Mario Haggan, Mississippi State
9. Clifton Smith, Syracuse
10. Tony Gilbert, Georgia

Wildcard-Eddie Strong, Ole Miss

Cornerbacks

1. Terence Newman, Kansas State
2. Marcus Trufant, Washington State
3. Andre Woolfork, Oklahoma
4. Dennis Weathersby, Oregon State
5. Rashean Mathis, Bethune-Cookman
6. Eugene Wilson, Illinois
7. Sammy Davis, Texas A&M
8. Kevin Garrett, SMU
9. Drayton Florence, Tuskegee
10. Rod Babers, Texas

Wildcard-Ricky Manning Jr., UCLA

Safeties

1. Mike Doss, Ohio State
2. Troy Polamalu, USC
3. Ken Hamlin, Arkansas
4. Terrence Holt, NC State
5. Antwoine Sanders, Utah
6. Julian Battle, Tennessee
7. Terrence Keil, Texas A&M
8. Todd Johnson, Florida
9. Gerome Sapp, Notre Dame
10. Hanik Milligan, Houston

Wildcard-Donnie Nickey, Ohio State

Punters

1. Andy Groom, Ohio State
2. Brooks Barnard, Maryland
3. Mat McBriar, Hawaii
4. Mark Mariscal, Colorado
5. Nate Fiske, UCLA

Wildcard-Damon Duval, Auburn